Floor-washing device.



G. T. LEWIS. FLOOR WASHING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MALBB, 191a.

Patented July 14,1914

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'fzzesses ED STATES liTENT- OFFICE.

GEORGE '1. LEWIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF. ONE-HALF TO GEORGE C. POUNDSTONE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FLOOR-WASHING- DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1%, 1914.

Application filed March 28, 1913. Serial N 0. 757,317.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE T. Lnwis, a citizen of the United States, and'a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Floor-Washing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in floor washing devices, and has for its object the production of a device of this character through the medium of which a floor may be washed with ease and expedition.

A further object is the production of a floor washing device which will be of simple and economical construction, one which may be readily and easily manipulated and one which will be eilioient in use.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a floor washing device embodying my invention,

.and Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section of the device.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawing comprises a T- shaped body formed of pipes 1 and 2 which are rigidly connected, as shown. Said body is supported by legs 3 so that when 'in use the pipe 1 will be'p'ositioned about six inches above the floor.

The respective ends of the pipe 1 are closed by screw-plugs 4 and the front side of said pipe is provided with a pluralityof spaced perforations or discharge openings 5, said openings being so positioned that the liquid introduced into said body will be dis charged from the pipe 1 in forwardly and downwardly directed jets.

Communicating. with. the rearward end of the pipe 2 is a flexible hose 6 which, in use, extends to any suitable source of water supply. A valve 7 is interposed in the pipe 2 to control the flow of water therethrough. Supported above the pipe 2 adjacent the a hopper 8 provided pipe.

with a suitable removable cover 9. The lower end of said hopper communicates with the pipe 2, a valve 10 being provided to control the flow from said hopper to said mm.

In use, a cleansing powder or compound with the water, and will be carried thereby and discharged through the discharge openings 5 in the pipe 1. The pipe 1 being of considerable length, a considerable area will be cleansed by the jets discharged from said And, by reason the movability of the device, it is obvious that the washing of a floor may be effected with great expedition. The device is simple and economical in construction and hence may be manufactured at a low cost, the same is not susceptible to readily becoming inoperative, and will be found highly efficient in serving the purpose for which the same is designed.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form 01. construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departingfrom the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope device comprising a T- p pe and consisting downwardly and away from the stem porname to this specification in the presence of tion, means for attaching a, fizxible holse to two subscribing Witnesses. said stem portion and means or supp ying a cleansing composition in regulable quan- GEORGE LEWIS tities to the Water passing through said Witnesses: stem portion, substantially as described. JOSHUA R. H. Po'n's,

In testlmony whereof I have signed my HELEN F. LILLIS. 

